Turkmenistan

1. On May 9, in Moscow, on Red Square, a military parade dedicated to the 78th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War was held, in which President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part. At the invitation of the head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, the presidents of Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and the Prime Minister of Armenia arrived to participate in the parade. The parade was attended by 10 thousand military and 125 pieces of equipment. After the end of the parade, the leaders of the states went to the Alexander Garden to lay flowers at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

2. The memory of those killed in the Great Patriotic War was also honored in Turkmenistan. The main celebrations took place on the territory of the memorial complex “People's Memory” in Ashgabat, where flowers were laid at the monuments erected in honor of the national Heroes who died a heroic death in the war of 1941-1945.

3. A solemn reception for veterans was held at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ashgabat. The event was attended by Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev, representatives of diplomatic missions accredited in the country, and the media. As Vepa Hajiyev noted, veterans of the Great Patriotic War are treated with deep respect and great attention in Turkmenistan.

4. The first meeting of the Turkmen-Tajik Business Council was held on Monday in Dushanbe. The heads and representatives of the chambers of commerce and industry and other relevant structures of the two countries stressed that in Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, whose economies are developing on the principles of market relations, favorable legal, economic, financial and social conditions have been created for the effective and dynamic development of entrepreneurship.

5. The Minister of Education of Turkmenistan, Gurbangul Atayeva, took part in the annual World Education Forum, held in London from May 7 to 9. Within the framework of the forum, she participated in a briefing on the coordination of educational institutions, and also held a number of meetings on the exchange of experience in the field of educational management. The World Education Forum is the largest event that brings together ministers of education from all over the world on one platform. This year, more than 100 ministers of education took part in its work.

World

6. The space launch operator, Arianespace and the Swiss startup Clearspace will jointly hold a campaign to clean up space debris. The space cleaning mission will start in 2026. The cleanup ship, called Clearspace-1, will have to clean up 112 kilograms of debris orbiting Earth. Basically, these are large space debris and satellites that have exhausted their resources.

7. Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Robert De Niro became a father for the seventh time at the age of 79. The child's mother is martial arts instructor Tiffany Chen, whom the actor has been dating recently. The gender of the child is not yet known. De Niro has six other children - four sons and two daughters. The addition to the De Niro family became known during the press tour of the comedy ‘Weekend with Dad”, the actor himself spoke about the birth of a child to the press.

Sport

8. The first matches of the quarterfinals of the Cup of Turkmenistan on football have ended. “Merv” beat “Ashgabat” at home with a score of 3:1, “Ahal” won “Shagadam” from Turkmenbashi - 4:1, “Kopetdag” lost to “Arkadag” - 5:1, and “Nebitchi” lost minimally to “Altyn asyr” – 1:0. The return matches will be held on May 20. The semi-final games will take place on May 27 and June 2.

9. “Real Madrid” played a draw with “Manchester City” in the first leg of the 1/2 finals of the Champions League. The meeting at the stadium “Santiago Bernabeu” ended with the score - 1:1. At the 36th minute, the hosts brought forward Vinicius Junior. The guests were able to bounce back in the 67th minute thanks to a goal from Kevin de Bruyne. The teams will play the second leg on May 17 in England. The second semi-final match between “Milan” and “Inter” will be today. The live broadcast of the meeting will begin at 23:45 Ashgabat time on the “Match TV” channel.

10. The 2023 Asian and Oceania SAMBO Championships will be held in Kazakhstan from June 7 to 11. Medals will be raffled off in sports sambo among youths, juniors, adults and masters, as well as in combat sambo among men. Also, for the first time, the Asian and Oceania Sambo Championship among the blind and visually impaired will be held, one of the categories of which will be held in an open format. The tournament will be a qualifying round for the 2023 World Martial Arts Games. The venue for the competition will be Beeline Arena in Astana.